UWA women end four-game slide

Staff report

Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 11:54 p.m.

LIVINGSTON | Nikkia Jordan scored 21 points and the University of West Alabama women's basketball team snapped a couple of streaks on the way to a 60-46 Gulf South Conference victory over Shorter at Pruitt Hall on Thursday night.

The win snapped a four-game losing skid for the Tigers, now 9-9 overall and 4-6 in GSC play. UWA snapped Shorter's league-best winning streak at five games and dropped the Hawks to 11-7 and 6-4.

West Alabama scored nine points off 10 Shorter turnovers in the first half to take a 24-19 lead at the break. The game remained relatively close until Tamya Thompson's layup stretched UWA's lead to 43-32 with 7:10 left.

West Alabama's largest lead was the final margin after doubling up the Lady Hawks on the boards (28-14) in the second half. Synthea Reed and Jamie Gunter had 10 rebounds apiece for UWA.

HANCEVILLE | The No. 6 Shelton State Lady Buccaneers increased their perfect record and win streak to 22-0 Thursday at Wallace State-Hanceville.

Shelton State is 4-0 in ACCC play. The Lady Bucs are now off until Thursday when they travel to Wadley for a game at Southern Union.

Brianna Lancaster led the win with 15 points and was one of four Shelton State players who ended the game in double figures in scoring. Quenisha Lockett has 12 points, Dominique Henley was 3-for-3 from 3-point range and finished with 11 points, and Sharin Rivers had 10 points and seven assists. Kendara Watts led with six rebounds.

For Wallace State-Hanceville, Ashley Nance was the only scorer in double figures with 10 points.

Stillman 60, LeMoyne Owen 40

MEMPHIS, Tenn. | Angel Mitchell scored 13 points and Andrea Moore scored 11 to lead the Stillman College women's basketball team to a 60-40 win Thursday night over LeMoyne-Owen. Moore was the Lady Tigers' leading rebounder with 12.

Stillman (7-12 overall, 6-4 in the SIAC) took a 20-point lead at halftime, 35-15, and the teams were even in the second half with 25 points each.

LeMoyne-Owen was led by Nicole Swick, who had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

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